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  1. Re:Not for offroad I think by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Tesla Unveils the Model X

    Worrying about the off road capabilities on a $130,000 car is kind of silly. Trust me, that's not what people are using them for.

    Guess you never saw a customized Rally Fighter?

  2. Re:Trekonomy works on the Enterprise. Nowhere else by garyoa1 · · Score: 0 · on A 'Star Trek' Economic System May Be Closer Than You Think

    3d printed cars...

    https://localmotors.com/3d-pri...

  3. Re:Frame? by userw014 · · Score: 1 · on Local Motors Looks To Disrupt the Auto Industry With 3D-Printed Car Bodies

    From the website: https://localmotors.com/3d-pri...

    Is the entire car 3D printed?

    Everything on the car that could be integrated into a single material piece has been printed. This includes the chassis/frame, exterior body, and some interior features. The mechanical components of the vehicle, like battery, motors, wiring, and suspension, are sourced from Renault’s Twizy, an electric powered city car.

  4. Rally Fighter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Local Motors Looks To Disrupt the Auto Industry With 3D-Printed Car Bodies

    The Rally Fighter is a pretty nice machine, but it is also a bit pricey.
    https://localmotors.com/localmotors/rally-fighter/

  5. Can you actually drive it? by OzPeter · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Local Motors Looks To Disrupt the Auto Industry With 3D-Printed Car Bodies

    First of all FFS put a link to the actual company in the the summary, and don;t just link to a blog talking about it. How hard is that to do? Local Motors

    Ok .. its a 3d printed body of a car that slips onto a pre-built electric car chassis (from Renault according to their FAQ). But the big question I have is about this statement in the FAQ:

    Does it drive?
    Hell yeah. Once the 3D-printed car is cleared by U.S. vehicle rules and regulations, it will be drivable on public roads; our goal is to complete this in 2015.

    What I don't know about US car regulations is what is needed to certify a car as being able to drive on the road. The classic manufacturers basically get a particular model certified and then stamp out millions that conform to that, and have QA departments that verify what they produce is what the expect to be producing.

    But in this case the car is effectively being made from scratch each time on a small jobbing basis. So does that mean that every instance of one of theses cars needs to be certified on a per car basis?

  6. Not that I tried one by marcello_dl · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Hackable Car?

    Local Motors, I guess.

  7. Re:no woman by Capt.+Skinny · · Score: 2 · on Man Tries To Live an Open Source Life For a Year

    This might come close: http://www.localmotors.com/